Worship

WORSHIP

Shabbat

Shabbat is a time to pause, reconnect, breathe, and rest.  On Shabbat we surround ourselves with our community, friends, and family to recognize and appreciate the joy in our lives. A common Jewish teaching that Shabbat is the holiest day of the year, and that the best beginning place to deepen one’s Jewish connection is to “Remember the Sabbath Day, to keep it Holy.”

 

We generally offer Shabbat Services once a month although we occasionally add a second Shabbat service in some months. Services are held either on Friday night or Saturday morning. Whether you are looking to join with others for a deeper experience of G-d, or simply to relax in Jewish heritage, culture, and fellowship, please join us when you are able. All are welcome. Oneg is in the Social Hall  following Services.

Holidays and Festivals

We celebrate the major Jewish holidays as a community with services and/or related events that bring us together to share the messages and traditions of these important days In the Jewish calendar.

Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah, celebrates the beginning of the new Jewish calendar year and is celebrated with the sounding of the shofar. Each year, these services are led by a visiting student rabbi from Hebrew Union College with the support of our lay leaders. Services are held on Erev Rosh Hashanah and during the two days of Rosh Hashanah. The focus on the second day is typically a teaching/discussion inspired by the torah reading during this period.

Yom Kippur

Yom Kippur, is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar and is described as a day on which the Israelites are to fast, and to seek atonement for their individual and communal transgressions. Each year, these services are led by a visiting student rabbi from Hebrew Union College with the support of our lay leaders. Kol Nidre services are held on on the evening of Yom Kippur and services are held during the day. A community Break Fast is celebrated at the end of Yom Kippur.

Sukkot

Sukkot, (Festival of Booths) recognizes G-d’s sheltering of the Jewish people as they journeyed through the desert for 40 years, before being allowed to enter the Promised Land. These festivals mark not only historical events in the development of the Jewish people, but also agricultural celebrations and the seasonal harvests in the land of Israel. We typically celebrate this holiday outdoors with music and traditions (blessing with the lulav & etrog) using our Sukkah in the garden next to the Synagogue.

Hanukkah

Hanukkah, , the festival of lights, celebrates the victory of the Maccabees over the Hellenistic Syrians, and the miracle of light that occurred when Judah rededicated the temple to the Hebrew G-d. We celebrate this holiday with a community menorah lighting party in the Social Hall that includes traditional foods (e.g. latkes) and music.


Passover

Passover, also known as Pesach in Hebrew, commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from slavery in ancient Egypt. The Synagogue holds a community Seder on the second night of Passover.  All are welcome!


The first two nights of Passover involve special festive meals called seders. The seder is a structured dinner that includes the retelling of the Exodus story, the consumption of symbolic foods (such as bitter herbs and matzah), and the singing of traditional songs and prayers. The Haggadah, a specific text that outlines the order of the seder, is read and followed.

Purim

Purim, a holiday celebrated like no other, commemorates the heroic actions of Queen Esther (and her uncle Mordechai) in saving the Jews in Persia from annihilation, as told in the Megillah Esther (Book of Esther). We celebrate this holiday with a party in the social Hall, reading from the Megillah and enjoying hamentashen & music

Yarhzeit

Yahrzeit is the anniversary of a loved one's passing.  It is customary to light a candle or make a donation on that day.  We pray together as a community to honor the memory of all our loved ones.


Use the link below to view the list of Adath Yeshurun Synagogue memorial plaques compiled by the Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina: https://jhssc.org/adath-yeshurun-congregation-memorial-plaques/

Yarhzeit Donation
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